7/25/2019 Flamenco Music Session

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EIAM: FLAMENCO MUSIC SESSION

Activity Date: 22.06.2016

Session lasts: 11.00 - 13.30

Activity Guide: Carmen Morales

The music session is divided in

four parts. Each part will be focused in

one of the musical aspects of flamenco

music. The last one (4. Flamenco

Ensemble) will be a little improvisation

round with the participants playing by

themselves flamenco music using thetools that they’ve learned in the

previous parts of the session.

1. Flamenco Rhythm.Learning the basic flamenco’s rhythms:

1. Soleá2. Alegría3. Bulería

Theory + Practice (Clapping and withFlamenco percussion). The theory part will bevery easy only the basics terms to understandhow flamenco rhythm is constructed and howto play it. We won’t use music notation, onlydiagrams to make it easier. The practice will bethe very important part of this part. Theassistant will play the rhythms clapping andwith percussion instruments, always inside ofthe flamenco typical timbre.

2. Flamenco InstrumentsPercussion instruments

Flamenco GuitarFlamenco Piano

In this second part, participants will seeand touch the most typical instruments fromflamenco music. They will learn how they are

built and how to play it (in the most simpleway). Then they will listen songs from theprincipal flamenco artists and recognize thisinstruments inside the music.

3. Flamenco Harmony

We will learn some basics scales andchords progressions to play flamenco musicon the piano. Each participant will do whatthey can, always inside their musicals skillswith the instrument. In this part we will use alittle bit of music notation, but also will be adiagram to help those who don’t know musicnotation so well, so everyone will be able toplay it.

4. Flamenco Ensemble

We will do an flamenco improvisation

round playing with the instruments that eachperson wants (piano, percussion or clapping)the chords progressions will be played by theguide of the activity (Carmen) to help to keepthe round on and on. The purpose of thisactivity is to feel what is one of the principal

roots of flamenco: play together and havingfun.